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Subject:Re: Calling Help contents from VB From:"Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:24:44 -0600
Use the HELP_FINDER value for the fuCommand variable in the WinHelp
call.
Mike Wing
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>>Built a basic Win95 help file using Microsoft Help Workshop. But when trying
>>to call the help file from a VB program using the Winhelp "Help_Contents"
>>command, the main window of the help file appears and displays the first
>>help
>>topic in the RTF file instead of the Contents tab. Believe it is a
>>programming issue, because the help file works fine by double-clicking the
>>HLP file, and if the programmer substitutes and calls another help file the
>>same thing happens (no contents tab).
>>
>>Has anyone worked on help for VB apps and encountered this problem? The
>>developer has checked a number of different online sources and cannot find
>>any reference to this situation.
